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Patent GB-2368980-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable electrical joint,joint holder and cordless electrical appliance
Inventor: SHAO ZHICHENG
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 2000-04-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a rotatable electrical joint, joint holder and cordless electrical appliance. Prior art electrical connectors have not good coupling mechanical strength, electrical contact, security, and cordless electrical appliance have cloggy area when taken away and placed. The invention directs to solve aforementioned questions. Rotating electrical union joint provides annular electrode and side spring contact piece on front-end surface and outer surface of cylindric joint. Electrical joint holder provides annular electrode and bottom contact on inner sidewall and bottom in cavity, respectively. Cordless electrical appliance provides rotatable electrical joint and joint holder on the bottom of container and base unit, respectively. It provides advantages such as substantial mechanical connection, reliable electrical contact, security, compact structure, and easy to manufacture parts.
Patent GB-2369087-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a circuit element on a surface using droplet deposition of an organically-modified polymeric-based or inorganic-based fluid
Inventor: SPEAKMAN STUART PHILIP
IPC: H01L51/52
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: An electrically conductive circuit element (e.g. a resistor (Fig.4), capacitor (Fig.5), or inductor (Fig.6)) is formed on a surface using drop-on-demand deposition from ejection heads (22A-C) which deposit multiple droplets of organically modified polymeric-based or inorganic-based fluid (e.g. ceramic (ormocer) or silicate (ormsoil)) thereon. The conductivity of the deposited circuit element is in the range from 10<SP>2</SP> to 4x10<SP>5</SP> Scm<SP>-1</SP>.
Patent GB-2375360-A (GB)
Title: An expansion joint for guttering
Inventor: MCLNTYRE BRIAN
IPC: E04D13/068
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: The joint comprises first and second gutters 3, 5 which abut one another and are secured to one another by a structural sealant adhesive 8. The sealant adhesive 8 is a modified silicon sealant that is sufficiently strong so as to provide a watertight expansion joint without the need for mechanical fixings. The joint itself may be a joggle joint (figs.1-4) or else may be a butt strap arrangement (fig. 5).
Patent GB-2387754-A (GB)
Title: Representing information as 3D image
Inventor: MORRISON JOHN
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: Digitally stored information is displayed by creating a virtual 3D space which is rotatable in response to user interaction. Items of information are represented as labelled nodes within the 3D space which appear attached to their respective nodes. The user receives the impression of a set of 2D images suspended within the 3D space, so that the 2D images always face the user whatever the orientation of the 3D space. Information arranged as a hierarchical tree of files and folders can be displayed using a root 3D space to display images of the files and folders listed in the root of the tree, with further folders and associated files displayed using a further 3D space. Links between the files can be shown as associative lines (see fig. 10).
Patent GB-2391955-A (GB)
Title: Integrated optical devices for reducing polarisation dependence
Inventor: EVANS IVAN
IPC: G02B6/132
Filed: 2002-08-17
Abstract: An integrated polarisation dependence compensator 1 may consist of, on what may be a silicon-on-isolator (Sol) substrate, a Mach-Zehnder polarisation splitter 2, a 2-port optical device 3 and a waveguide structure 4 interconnecting the polarisation splitter 2 and the optical device 3. An optical input signal is supplied by way of a circulator 5 and an optical fibre pigtail 6 to one input of the polarisation splitter 2 which serves to split the signal into first and second polarisation components TM and TE which are supplied to branch waveguides 8 and 9 of the waveguide structure 4. The first polarisation component TM is transmitted by the waveguide 8 to an integrated polarisation converter or rotator 11 which converts the component TM to TE polarised light for supplying to a first port 12 of the device 3 by way of a waveguide 13. The second polarisation component TE is passed directly to a second port 14 of the device 3. The polarisation splitter 2 also serves as a polarisation combiner for light received back along the waveguides 8 and 9. Thus the light supplied along the waveguide 13 to the first port 12 of the device 3 is returned along the waveguide 9 to the splitter 2 after passing through the device 3, and the light supplied along the waveguide 4 to the second port 14 of the device 3 is passed by the waveguide 13 to the polarisation convertor 11 (after the light has passed though the device 3) which converts the light to TM polarised light, which is in turn returned to the splitter 2 by way of the waveguide 8. Thus the splitter 2 serves to combine third and fourth polarisation components TM and TE of the returned light to produce an output signal which is supplied by the optical fibre 6 to the circulator 5. A device may also incorporate two identical devices 63 which receive polarised light from splitter 64 and the light is later combined in combiner 65.
Patent GB-2393343-A (GB)
Title: Wireless video network
Inventor: LAWOYE OLADIRAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2002-08-28
Abstract: A pre-programmable crime detecting wireless video system comprises a pre-programmable sender wireless video camera 4 and one or more pre-programmable wireless video receiving / recording devices 3 (i.e. 3a, 3b, 3c etc.), in which the sender wireless video camera 4 takes the picture of an incident and transmits such picture to one or several video receiving-recording devices that have been pre-programmed with the sender video camera and installed elsewhere, where the picture is without fail recorded and safely stored up on e.g. video tape(s) or CD(s) etc. (with sound added if necessary). The sender wireless video camera is so equipped with suitable means to make it pre-programmable with the wireless video receiver-recorder devices so that the camera transmits its picture directly to these wireless video receiver-recorder devices without fail. Such sender wireless video camera may be of a miniature CCD or CCTV or any other suitable wireless video camera.
Patent GB-2382427-A (GB)
Title: Bus extension to support auxiliary functions
Inventor: DELORME ALEXANDER P V
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for extending a bus (130) to support at least one auxiliary function (110). A filter (200) may intercept and route a signal (500) issued over the bus. The filter may comprise control logic (520) for reading the intercepted signal and for determining a destination (100, 110) therefor. The filter may also comprise a multiplexer (530) operatively associated with the control logic for reissuing the intercepted signal to the destination. When the intercepted signal is designated as function-specific, the multiplexer reissues the interceptedsignal to one of the auxiliary functions. When the intercepted signal is designated as device-specific, the multiplexer reissues the intercepted signal over the bus to a peripheral device (100).
Patent GB-2381149-A (GB)
Title: Projection unit including light absorbing drape and extraction fan
Inventor: EDNEY GUY SPENCER
IPC: G03B21/16
Filed: 2000-09-07
Abstract: A rear projection unit (<B>22</B>) includes a screen (<B>12</B>) and a mount for a projector (<B>20</B>). A cavity is created by arranging a light absorbing material over the frame structure holding both. Any light (<B>58</B>) entering the cavity is partly absorbed by the material and partly directed to the rear of the cavity. A second light absorbing material (<B>fig. 8</B>) assists in the absorption of light within the cavity, while an extraction fan eliminates the optical effects of airborne dust within the cavity, giving a clearer and brighter projected image. A new material including holes for absorbing light is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2393846-A (GB)
Title: Housing for a sounder assembly
Inventor: CAPALDI-TALLON ALAN
IPC: G10K9/22
Filed: 2002-10-04
Abstract: A housing 10 for a sounder assembly adapted for mounting to a ceiling or wall, comprises a region 16 disposed centrally of the periphery of the housing, and a plurality of acoustic horns 34 angularly distributed around said region to conduct sound emitted by the sounder outwardly from the base. A more even polar response can be achieved, and apertures 52 may be provided between the horns for wiring to pass to a detector mounted on the sounder assembly.
Patent GB-2395167-A (GB)
Title: A layered decorative object or mirror
Inventor: PEARCE JAMES DAVISON
IPC: B44F1/06
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: The front layer 2 of a decorative mirror is a mirror panel which incorporates a pattern 14 formed by sand blasting away the silver coating 10 in regions not protected by an adhesive vinyl sheet mask (16, figure 2). A second rear mirror panel 4 is joined to the front layer by means of double sided adhesive tape 19 to form cavity 6 into which one or more coloured resins 8 are introduced. Alternatively, a clear resin containing small objects such as leaves (24, figure 6) may be used. Small light sources (28, figure 8) may also be included near the periphery. The pattern 14 may be created using a photosensitive resin to form a mask. One or both panels 2,4 may be non-reflective to create a layered decorative transparent or translucent object.
Patent GB-2399504-A (GB)
Title: Shuaib's skeletal pin
Inventor: SHUAIB IBRAHIM
IPC: B23B51/12
Filed: 2003-03-21
Abstract: The Shuaib's skeletal pin is a cylindrical device. One end of the pin has a threaded female hole. This hole is meant to receive the male threaded portion of the twist drill which is a component of the skeletal pin system. The bone is drilled with the drill bit. The drill bit is left inside bone and the drilling machine is removed. The threaded end of the skeletal pin is screwed into the threaded end of the drill bit. The solid end of the skeletal pin is than secured in to chuck of the drilling machine and the skeletal pin is driven though the bone to a desired position. The drill bit is than removed. This invention relates to reducing heat generation when drilling bone.
Patent GB-2388935-A (GB)
Title: Power control of a pen-input device of a mobile terminal
Inventor: NAGATA HIDEAKI
IPC: G06F15/02
Filed: 2003-03-25
Abstract: An operation panel of a mobile terminal apparatus eg mobile telephone 1 includes a display unit 5 only used for display of eg. a standby screen, a screen displaying the status of call-outgoing/incoming or telephone conversation, a mail-transmission /reception screen, etc. and a pen-input unit 6 having an input panel into which hand-written pen-input is performed and a liquid crystal display unit for displaying a guide display, etc. for input in the input panel. A control unit (12, fig 2) operates a program powering the pen-input unit when the display unit enters a display status requesting to perform inputting operation by the pen-input unit, and stop powering the pen-input unit when the display unit enters a display status not requesting to perform an inputting operation by the pen-input unit. The display and pen-input unit may be separate parts of a hinged housing (fig 1), or in one common housing (fig 8). Thus the power consumption of the mobile terminal apparatus is reduced.
Patent GB-2403949-A (GB)
Title: Combretastatin derivatives
Inventor: GIANNINI GIUSEPPE
IPC: C07C43/23
Filed: 2003-07-18
Abstract: Combretastatin derivatives of formula: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=33 WI=71 LX=745 LY=542 TI=CF> <PC>wherein: R1, R2 and R3, which can be the same or different, are H, OMe, NO2, NHR'; X and Y are halogen or H, but cannot be both H; R = OH, OPO3Na2, NO2, NHR'; R' = H, alkyl (C1-C6), (COCHR''NH)n-H; R'' = H, an amino acid side chain, Ph; n an integer comprised between 1 and 3; and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, racemates and single enantiomers are useful for treating pathological states which arise from or are exacerbated by cell prolification.
Patent GB-2405846-A (GB)
Title: Trailer and cover
Inventor: FAHY MICHAEL JOSEPH PATRICK
IPC: B60J7/16
Filed: 2003-09-10
Abstract: A trailer 1 has an open top and a side adjacent said open top, characterised in that the trailer comprises a cover 10 rotatably mounted at the top of said side along substantially the whole length of said side, the cover being rotatable between an open position wherein it abuts said side, and a closed position wherein it substantially covers the open top of the trailer. There is preferably provided a driving means, such as a hydraulic system 11, to rotate the cover between the open position and the closed position.
Patent GB-2396290-A (GB)
Title: Juice extractor
Inventor: YIP CHUNG LUN
IPC: A47J19/02
Filed: 2003-12-02
Abstract: A juice extractor includes a vessel 3 having an internally threaded sidewall 34, a juice extracting dome 2 positioned within the sidewall, a plunger 1 attached threadedly to the vessel sidewall for pressing fruit against the dome when a plunger is rotated, and a spout 32 extending from the vessel through which juice extract from the fruit can pass to an external receptacle 6. A handle 7 can be attached to the plunger to assist in rotating the plunger. The dome may be serrated and have an annular flange 22 with a plurality of apertures 23 through which the juice can pass on the way to the spout. The extractor can further comprise a base 41 comprising a suction cap 43 by which the juice extractor can be fixed to a bench top.
Patent GB-2408675-A (GB)
Title: Location and fixing structure of an electric wheelchair seat
Inventor: LIN SAMUEL
IPC: A61G5/04
Filed: 2003-12-05
Abstract: An electric wheelchair includes a frame (11), and a seat (2); the frame has front and rear support rods (112, 113) projecting upwards from it, locating parts (14) secured to the front support rods, and fitting parts (15) secured to the rear support rods; each locating part has opposing guide trenches (141); each fitting part has lateral portions formed with opposing holes; the seat has engaging elements (21,22), and fitting elements secured to the lower side; each engaging element has a slide rod (211); each fitting element has opposing holes (221) on lateral portions thereof; thus, the seat can be secured to the frame by means of passing pins through the holes of the fitting parts and the fitting elements after the slide rods are passed into the guide trenches, and after the holes of the fitting elements are aligned with the holes of the fitting parts. The seat engaging elements may be affixed to the seat base by the use of threaded fixing elements.
Patent GB-2414045-A (GB)
Title: Lever arm wave power machine
Inventor: CADD JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2004-05-14
Abstract: A wave power renewable energy machine uses the principles of buoyancy <B>03</B> and gravity <B>05</B> to develop pushing and pulling forces that can be used to do useful work. A lever arm <B>07</B> is rotated through an angle of no greater than +/- 45 degrees about the horizontal. The lever arm <B>07</B> applies turning forces to rotate a large primary gear or sprocket <B>06</B>. The primary gear or sprocket <B>06</B> is made to drive a pinion gear <B>08</B> and a gear train <B>18</B> to give a large rotational movement for a small water level height <B>04</B> change. The output of the gear train <B>17</B> can drive a piston <B>09</B> to create potential energy <B>14</B> or can be used to drive a generator to create electricity immediately. Potential energy <B>14</B> can be stored in the form of compressed gas or large water reservoirs and the energy can be used when it is required.
Patent GB-2404175-A (GB)
Title: Telescopically located interior component for fuel tank
Inventor: KNAGGS RICHARD ALLEN
IPC: B60K15/035
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: An assembly is provided for internal placement of a component 10 within a vehicle fuel tank 12. The assembly includes two housing elements 16, 20 biased apart. A spring 24 urges the housings 16, 20 apart telescopically. Each housing 16, 20 has a protrusion 38, 42 for location against interior features 56, 60 of the fuel tank walls 46, 48. The component 10 may be a vent valve sensitive to gradients. An intermediate third housing 18 may be provided. The assembly may be prevented from rotation by using non-circular protrusions. It may have a pin 19 to prevent excessive spring 24 compression. The assembly is fitted without using processes which could be detrimental to the fuel tank walls.
Patent GB-2408396-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack and charge equaliser
Inventor: JOHNSON TODD W
IPC: H01M10/44
Filed: 2004-06-23
Abstract: A battery pack 30 includes a charge equaliser to balance the charge across a plurality of cells 46 in the pack 30. The charge equaliser may monitor the battery voltages and discharge the cell 46 with the highest voltage until the charges of the cells 46 are balanced. The battery cells 46 may be arranged in two non-parallel sets to reduce the heat transfer between the cells 46. Data, such as battery chemistry, voltage, or temperature data, may be transferred between the battery cells 46 and a charger. Also claimed is a battery pack 30 for a power tool such as a drill or circular saw.
Patent GB-2415874-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone offer tamper prevention by hiding encrypted, encoded user/offer data in offer page and checking its integrity in received reply
Inventor: MCQUILLAN PETER
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2004-07-02
Abstract: An HTML or WML offer sent to a mobile phone user (eg. 100 texts for $10) could be altered (eg. increasing the text quantity or reducing the price) because the user can identify the important items in the encoded page. To avoid this a number of offer and user specific variables are encoded to numerical values, and these numerical values compressed into four bit nibbles by means of look up tables. Timestamps and checksums may also be added to the data. The exact choice of which data to encode is dependent upon the handset capabilities and the bandwidth of its network connection. The encoded data is then encrypted (eg with tripe DES or AES) and placed into the offer page. Upon receipt of a user reply the data is decrypted, decoded and compared to the original stored version of the data to detect modification.
Patent GB-2419578-A (GB)
Title: Method of transferring products between conveyors
Inventor: WEBB MICHAEL JAMES MORLEY
IPC: B65G47/82
Filed: 2004-09-09
Abstract: A method of transferring products 5 between an input conveyor 2 running at a first speed and an output conveyor 3 running at a second speed comprises providing at least one transfer station 4 where the input and output conveyors run substantially in parallel and adjacent, and transferring products at the transfer station in an transverse direction using at least one transfer device 7 to push the products from the input to the output conveyor, wherein the movement of the transfer device is synchronised with the output conveyor, to place products on the output conveyor at predetermined intervals. The output conveyor may be divided into compartments 31, and the products may be arranged in groups 6 on the input conveyor and delivered in the groups to the compartments of the output conveyor. The conveyors may be endless belt conveyors. Apparatus for performing the method is also claimed.
Patent GB-2419026-A (GB)
Title: Tagging or labelling data on a medium
Inventor: EVANS NIGEL RONALD
IPC: G11B20/18
Filed: 2004-10-08
Abstract: Apparatus for writing data 100 has a non-volatile memory 116 for storing an identifier 118. Data that is written by the apparatus to a loaded storage medium 104 is tagged using the identifier 118. This facilitates the identification of the tape drive apparatus 100 that has written the data onto the storage medium 104 such as for the purpose of failure analysis. Also claimed is apparatus for writing data to a storage medium comprising storage means that may store a unique identification of the apparatus, means for labelling the data with the unique identifier and means for writing the labelled data onto the storage medium.
Patent GB-2409211-A (GB)
Title: Fabric processing nozzle
Inventor: TSUI TAK MING WILLIAM
IPC: D06B3/28
Filed: 2001-09-28
Abstract: A fabric processing nozzle has an inlet, an outlet and an air inlet opening <B>20.</B> The air inlet opening <B>20</B> comprises an air divider <B>30</B> which divides and air flow entering the nozzle into a first air jet <B>32</B> and a second air jet <B>34.</B> The nozzle may have the form of a conduit <B>22</B> and may be of circular cross-section. The air inlet opening <B>20</B> may be provided by an opening in a side wall of the conduit <B>22.</B> The nozzle may comprise an annular duct <B>24</B> divided into a first annular nozzle <B>26</B> and a second annular nozzle <B>28</B> by the divider <B>30.</B> Fabric rope passing though the conduit <B>22</B> of the nozzle from inlet to outlet is propelled by the air jets <B>32, 34.</B>
Patent GB-2426811-A (GB)
Title: A safety device for preventing a pan from being knocked from a domestic cooker
Inventor: LEVERTON PETER
IPC: F24C15/36
Filed: 2005-03-15
Abstract: A safety device for preventing a pan from being knocked from a domestic cooker is clamped to ribs of a hob by a screw through holes (23,24, fig 4) in a channel section (22, fig 3), and has a limb (25, fig 4) extending up at right angles to the channel. In one embodiment a semi circular metal strip (26, fig 5) can move up and down on the limb 25 to adjust for pan height, and a gap allows a pan to be removed.
Patent GB-2425226-A (GB)
Title: Analogue to digital conversion with enhanced sensitivity mode
Inventor: EASTTY PETER CHARLES
IPC: H03M1/18
Filed: 2005-04-15
Abstract: An analogue-to-digital conversion arrangement for converting an input analogue signal into an output digital representation comprises two or more analogue-to-digital conversion paths each operable to generate a respective intermediate representation of the input analogue signal, in which at least one of the conversion paths has an enhanced sensitivity mode appropriate to a range of magnitudes of the input signal which are below a threshold magnitude; control logic for inhibiting operation in the enhanced sensitivity mode if the magnitude of the input analogue signal exceeds the threshold magnitude; and an output circuit arranged to derive the output digital representation from one or more of the intermediate representations.
Patent GB-2414082-A (GB)
Title: Thermoelectrically energised tire pressure monitor
Inventor: YAQUB MAJDI
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2005-04-21
Abstract: A batteryless tire pressure sensing device 10 comprising a sensing module disposed within a tire for sensing at least one pressure-related parameter of said tire, and a thermoelectric module 20 for converting heat into electrical energy for energizing a sensing module 12, 14, 15, 16 of the sensing device 10. The sensing module senses a pressure-related parameter eg air pressure or temperature. The thermoelectric module 20 includes a first thermal conductive substrate exposed to a first temperature and a second thermal conductive substrate exposed to a second temperature. Heat conversion is generated between the first thermal conductive substrate and the second thermal conductive substrate in response to rotational movement of the tires.